Police seize gun from JetBlue pilot in Boston after he threatens to harm self

BOSTON – Massachusetts State Police say they took a gun off a JetBlue pilot at Logan International Airport after he allegedly told an acquaintance he might harm himself.
The incident occurred Thursday, and the pilot was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for evaluation. The airline says no passengers were harmed nor was any flight in jeopardy.
State police spokesman David Procopio said a federal air marshal alerted troopers after the acquaintance relayed the message. Procopio said police confronted the pilot at a crew lounge and he surrendered the weapon.
The pilot was not charged with illegal possession of a firearm, suggesting he was a member of the Federal Flight Deck Officer program. The post-9/11 program screens, trains, arms and deputizes pilots as a last line of aircraft security.
The Transportation Security Administration is investigating.
WBZ-TV, Channel 4, in Boston reported that the acquaintance was a girlfriend with whom he had a fractured relationship.